“The good kind of annoyance draws you in rather than driving you away. It’s that feeling you get when there’s something you *can* and *must* make right.” www.experimental-history.com/p/thank-you-...

Going independent has meant having the freedom to say that ICE is kidnapping people, to describe our government as authoritarian, and to say more directly when fascism is happening. I hope we'll start to see this more in large newsrooms before it's too late.

Genuinely one of the biggest problems with politics today is that all the bad stuff is so, so funny

Streaming the hell out of Hulu until subscription runs out at the end of the month. Or better yet, Kimmel is back.

Can Jimmy Kimmel sue Brendan Carr, or other federal actors, for violating his First Amendment rights by coercing ABC to suspend his show, and maybe eventually to fire him? To teal deer it, yes, but without an effective remedy. /1

Capitulating to bad-faith people who are acting in bad faith is cowardice. It is also never, ever, ever, ever, ever a good idea.

ah, well

Only met Redford a handful of times, but I greatly admire what he built with the Sundance Institute. johnaugust.com/2025/robert-...

I just got the most unintentionally funny legal threat from a guy who sent me a harassing message on LINKEDIN (Lolol) and when I screencapped it and told his employer to “come get your guy” he sent me an email threatening to take me to court for tortious interference

An impulsive liar very obviously lied again and we’re going full CSI on his signature like he hasn’t been impulsively lying for literally decades.

Owning a home means confronting your feelings about killing things. (Renters outsource the deadly decisions.) open.substack.com/pub/geoffrod...

Today’s Inneresting looks at how heroes’ choices show us who’s a good boy. blog.quoteunquoteapps.com/264-whos-a-g...

Software development, in short.

The Scriptnotes book is available everywhere for pre-order! Through Sept 5th, when you preorder it, B&N Rewards and Premium Members get 25% off. (B&N Premium Members get an additional 10% off physical books.) Coupon code PREORDER25 www.barnesandnoble.com/w/scriptnote... #BNPreorder

This level of corruption is not normal or acceptable. Even if we are exhausted by each report of it going further and further, we can never grow numb to it.

Why do some people hold on so tightly their hopelessness? What does it do for them? www.experimental-history.com/p/use-this-m...

Three of my movies with Tim Burton are playing next week at The Egyptian in Hollywood. Great chance to see them on the big screen if you haven't. www.egyptiantheatre.com/series/tim-b...

Great overview of water usage in the US. Not surprisingly, golf courses use a ton of water. www.construction-physics.com/p/how-does-t...

Great update from @hannahritchie.bsky.social www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/ai-footpri...

A comic about my dog theoatmeal.com/comics/how_w...

Weyland-Yutani ships would be more reliable if they had actual controls, not a wall of glowing white switches.

“Birdigo is clever, it's colourful, and it's very, very hard — it also led me on path to redemption that I desperately needed.” 🐦 Read Tim’s review at QD now. #VideoGames #Birdigo #IndieGames @johnaugust.bsky.social @toboggan.work @johnaugust @gameteam_6 @gameteam6.com

[Birdigo] Birbs + Words www.twitch.tv/avarenity currently playing this cute word game by @toboggan.work and @johnaugust.bsky.social

who is "elara voss," and why is she everywhere? the story of an a.i. glitch/cryptid/culture hero/artifact maxread.substack.com/p/who-is-ela...

Birdigo is among the many exciting games being showcased at @tinyteamsfest.bsky.social ! Our 15% launch discount is extended through the fest. p.s. we just got Steam Deck verified! its a good on-the-go game 🙂 store.steampowered.com/app/3264170

It seems that @johnaugust.bsky.social and his writing partners on CHARLIE'S ANGELS (2000) were visionaries. variety.com/2025/film/ne...

In SF last week, I saw so many inscrutable tech bus shelter ads. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/b...

Birdigo is now out in the world and we'd love to incorporate as much player input as possible as it evolves <3 Steam discussions are a great place for it, and we also started a GameTeam6 Discord server, come hang out and chat Birdigo / Tire Boy stuff! discord.gg/5KHYmWxNrF

The President sees a bad jobs report, and responds by getting rid of the person in charge of the statistics. This is how America becomes a third-rate country.

Me three months ago:

Joining the Battle of the Scrabbalatros (games that combine Scrabble and Balatro) comes Birdigo by @toboggan.work and @johnaugust.bsky.social I'm surprised a roguelikes game could feel this welcoming and friendly. The birds are so cute too! store.steampowered.com/app/3264170/...

I'm super proud to say Birdigo is a @tinyteamsfest.bsky.social 2025 official selection! Check out the Steam event & streams August 7th-14th 🥰 OUT NOW! store.steampowered.com/app/3264170/

One of the best word games available to date, #Birdigo by @johnaugust.bsky.social and @toboggan.work is a pleasant surprise that takes the Balatro formula and adds Scrabble & Wordle into the mix to create an addicting experience. Our Review is below! #indiedev #indiegame #review @gameteam6.com

I've been playing so much Birdigo that I am... PS. absolutely love the game - thanks for making it @toboggan.work and @johnaugust.bsky.social!

Tomorrow Joe will be playing Birdigo, Coupling, Cipher Zero, and Tezzel on stream (3pm UK time, 7am PDT, 10am EDT, 4pm CEST)! Watch on Twitch: twitch.tv/thinkygames

Out now on PC, Birdigo is a word game by way of Balatro - and we can't get enough of it. Read more: www.gamespew.com/2025/07/bird...

Birdigo is out today on Steam! Now at 84 on Metacritic. birdigogame.com

Birdigo is out TODAY! 🃏 Balatro x Wordle with a dash of Scrabble ⭐ ‘My new favorite word game’ (PC Gamer) ❤️ ‘Glorious’ - (Finger Guns, 9/10) 🐦 Full of adorable birds store.steampowered.com/app/3264170/...

Congrats to @toboggan.work and team on the release of Birdigo! To celebrate, we've made a bundle with Word Play, Wordatro!, and Birdigo - three awesome games about spelling words to score points - store.steampowered.com/bundle/57187...

new cool word game is out now! it's like Wordle x Balatro with BIRDS!! Birdigo!! ⭐“my new favorite word game” PC Gamer ⭐9/10 FingerGuns ⭐“extremely satisfying” ThinkyGames pls DM for review codes. by @toboggan.work and @johnaugust.bsky.social (Corpse Bride)

Yesterday my 7-year-old son said: Tomorrow is Birdigo Day! And since we've logged 47.2 hours playing the DEMO alone, buying @johnaugust.bsky.social's delightful, relaxing, compulsively playable game had to be how we started our day today. store.steampowered.com/app/3264170/...

It doesn't count until it's in the trades. www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/ar...

The Scriptnotes book is now available for pre-order worldwide, wherever books are sold! scriptnotesbook.com

[REVIEW] BIRDIGO (PC) 'Birdigo's talons will hook you in and not let go'. The Finger Guns Review; fingerguns.net/reviews/2025... @toboggan.work @johnaugust.bsky.social

So cool, Birdigo is a Tiny Teams ( @tinyteamsfest.bsky.social ) 2025 official selection! wishlist our Wordle x Balatro game, out Wed July 30th store.steampowered.com/app/3264170/

“Wordle x Balatro.” It’s the perfect mix of the two games." www.vice.com/en/article/b...

AC is SO MUCH EASIER to decarbonize than heating...we're already like halfway to carbon free AC in the US, while heat is like 10% of the way there.

Lessons Word Birds Taught Me: Today's my 46th bday & I wound down by playing the #Birdigo "Daily Migration." They're usually easy-breezy 1-&-done runs. Today, for the 1st time, I didn't get through it. Tried again. Failed again. Took me 3 TRIES. (1/2) #gaming @toboggan.work @johnaugust.bsky.social

New Scriptnotes video! Aline and I discuss the farewells in Prada, T2, Past Lives and others. youtu.be/sHoXc_ngaCA?...

🚨very cool game alert!! 🚨 - Wordle meets Balatro - Birdigo - a bird word game! - “my new favorite word game” PC Gamer - made by @johnaugust.bsky.social (yes, from Corpse Bride and Charlie's Angels) and @toboggan.work (Bonfire Peaks) coming 30 July, pls DM for review codes